Substitute Teaching – Page 2

Photo Class

I enjoy subbing for the photography classes.

Teaching as a Subversive Activity

The first term this year at The Rivers School, I was fortunate to share an office with four middle school educators. One teaches math to reluctant 7th graders. Three teach 8th grade humanities. All had a wealth of interesting books on their desks. Eighth-grade humanities called “Systems of Justice and Injustice,” is an interdisciplinary courseContinue reading “Teaching as a Subversive Activity”

A Day in the Life of a Substitute Teacher

8:30 AM: A Block Foundations of Sculpture Art Around the Sculpture Room Loves in Flowers People Pile The students worked on Wire Sculptures ooking for clear gesture and good craftsmanship. 9:20 AM: B Block Advanced Art Refections of Birds A student paints on a mirror. Birds are connected to memories she has of her grandmother.Continue reading “A Day in the Life of a Substitute Teacher”

The Challenge

I love being a substitute teacher for middle school students. Today’s 8th grade Intro to Physical Science class had a Canvas issue and could not log in to the system to complete the assignment that their teacher left for them. I had to go to plan B — a logic puzzle. The students, eighth graders,Continue reading “The Challenge”

My Happy Place

This morning I subbed for a high school intermediate drawing class. The students are drawing a small part of their faces. Here are the teacher’s examples. I drew along with the class. It is the first time I have picked up a pencil since Covid shut down life drawing classes in March 2019. My eyesContinue reading “My Happy Place”

Spanish Essay

French Test

Extended Time Still Life

This week 8th graders started working on an extended time still life. They will —for the first time — be required to put 8 hours into the same graphite drawing while learning to find a point of view, add details and hit at least 5 different values.

Glasses

The 7th graders at my school are doing graphite selfies using a grid. They were photographed wearing sun glasses. The assignment is to created something colorful in the lens that shows their personality.

Draw Your Day

Today I was the substitute teacher for 4 8th grade art classes. Their quote prompt for the day was “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” Maya Angelou Their assignment was to create a drawing to represent 2 sides of theirselves. Usually I do the art assignments, too. InsteadContinue reading “Draw Your Day”